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The UN Security Council met on Sunday at Tehran's request to discuss overnight US strikes launched on three sites connected to Iran's nuclear programme. China, Russia and Pakistan have passed around a draft resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Spain has struck a deal with the NATO military alliance that would allow the country to avoid spending 5 percent of its GDP on defence spending, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday. US President Donald Trump has been pressuring NATO members to ramp up their defence spending.

The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck "dozens" of targets across Iran on Sunday, including a long-range missile site in Yazd in the centre of the country for the first time. This changed from previous strikes, which had been aimed at military and nuclear targets. This higlights what FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky sees as the 'authorities speaking with two vocies' : the joy of a successful operation, but an effort to change the war's objectives.

Together with European partners, France has advocated a diplomatic solution to end the conflict between Israel and Iran. President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian. The UN security council will meet on Sunday. Analysis by Pierre Vimont, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, former ambassador to the US.

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, Syrian state media said, reporting an unspecified number of casualties. 

The United States has carried out strikes that caused "extremely severe damage" to three of Iran's nuclear facilities, according to the top US military officer, General Dan Caine President Donald Trump had spent weeks pursuing a diplomatic path to replace the nuclear deal with Tehran that he tore up during his first term in 2018. But he ultimately decided to take military action against Iran's nuclear program. FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee summarizes what we know so far.

The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran by dropping 30,000-pound bombs on a uranium enrichment site early Sunday, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. How is the war with Israel affecting civil society? Analysis by global affairs journalist, Tara Kangarlou.

Several close U.S. allies urged a return to the negotiating table in the wake of American strikes on Iran that fueled fears of a wider conflict, while noting the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program. Some countries and groups in the region, including those that support Iran, condemned the move while also urging de-escalation. Story by Charlotte Lam.

The United States targeted Iran's three main nuclear sites including Fordo, a uranium enrichment facility buried 90 metres (about 300 feet) underground. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes "devastated the Iranian nuclear programme". What consequences for the 40,000 US soldiers stationed in the Middle East? Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani.

Nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital alone. Twelve suspects in the attacks were arrested, the interior ministry said. More than 370 other people were detained nationwide on various other charges

The Israeli military announced it launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, with 30 jets hitting 'dozens' of military targets across the country. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tehran, Saeed Azimi.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a "very successful attack" on three nuclear sites in Iran had been successfully carried out, including at Fordo. The bombing came after B-2 bombers had been dispatched to Guam earlier on Saturday, according to U.S. sources.

U.S. military strikes overnight in which President Donald Trump said Iran's main nuclear sites were "obliterated" will put to the test the widely held view that such attacks can delay a nuclear programme but not kill a determined push for atom bombs. What will be the consequences of such an escalation? Analysis by Simon Mabon, professor of international policitcs and Middle East studies at Lancaster University.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had "obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites in strikes overnight with massive bunker busting bombs, joining an Israeli assault in a significant new escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in Istanbul, Iran's Araqchi said Tehran was weighing its options for retaliation and would consider diplomacy only after carrying out its response. Analysis by Shirli Sitbon.

The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to decapitating Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to destroy Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe. To get more information on the Israeli pespective, FRANCE 24's Catherine Viette interviewed Nitzan Horowitz, former Israeli Health minister.

Just three days ago, Donald Trump had set an infamous two week deadline, theoretically for Iran to return to the negotiating table. Was that just smoke and mirrors? FRANCE 24’s Erin Ogunkeye asked Scott Lucas, professor of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute of University College Dublin.

The US defense chief said Sunday that strikes ordered by President Donald Trump overnight had "devastated" Iran's nuclear program and urged Iranian leaders to seek peace to avoid further attacks. Watch his full speech, followed by our analysis, with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson, and FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani.

The United States' overnight military strikes on Iran sparked reactions from world leaders across the globe on Sunday, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres saying he was “gravely alarmed” by the use of force. A number of countries condemned the strikes as a dangerous escalation in a volatile region, with US allies also calling for a return to negotiations.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had "obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites in strikes overnight, in a major new escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Tehran vowed to reserve all options to defend itself. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tehran, Saeed Azimi.

Hours after the American attacks, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a barrage of 40 missiles at Israel. Israeli authorities reported that more than 80 people suffered mostly minor injuries, though one multi-story building in Tel Aviv was significantly damaged, with its entire façade torn away to expose the apartments inside. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tel-Aviv, Catherine Norris Trent.

At least 23 people have been injured after Tel Aviv and two other Israeli cities came under fire Sunday by Iranian missile barrages. It came hours after US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, which Iran's Foreign minister said would be met with 'everlasting consequences'. Story by Yinka Oyetade.

At least 430 people were killed and 3,500 were wounded in Iran since the start of the Israeli-Iranian conflict on June 13, Iranian state-run Nour News reported on Saturday, citing the country's health ministry. Story by Catherine Viette.

Donald Trump said Iran's key nuclear facilities had been completely "obliterated". Isreal, for its part, said its nuclear program was substantially hit, adding that we needed to wait for full details to emerge: how likely is Trump's claim to be accurate? Answer by Alexandre Vautravers, Editor-in-Chief of the Revue militaire Suisse and scientific director at CHPM.

Even before the US struck Iran, Iran's Mehr news agency had said Israel had launched strikes on the southern city of Shiraz, which hosts military bases. Israel said it had killed three more Iranian commanders in this unprecedented offensive, and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed Tehran's alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon had been set back by two years. Story by Caroline Baum.